Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-07-18

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Oodington, E. W. Foster OF sphinx, E.
s.. Kellogg OF Ssnborn, O.S- Glfford oil
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OF hyde.
TO R~ECoNvoKE CONVENTION.
hugh j. Campbell. OF fankteD, John
a. o wens, OF Ktpgsou.y, l. @ Jeffrles,
OF Hyde, J. W. Harding, Of .ieraol' j.
II. Headlse, Of MoGook
THE PLATFORM.
Resolccd, That We re-aftirm the
declarations aiready many times made,
in constitutions conventions, legisla-
ave asst M blies, aud IN memorials to
congress, that we are nnelterahly OPP
posed to edmission as o who 9.
2, Tnis convention declares for the
division If this Territory INTO Nerth
Dakota and South Dakota, on the
seventh standard pareilel, aid that We
seek such division, Tor the reason, among
othere, hat good government oonoml-
cal and we'll administs rcd, will be more
readily secured thereby for both sections
than by admission as q whole. That
thereby we shall have our proper and
rIghtfut representation in congress-,
preserve that just balance of powerto
which a great population should be-
entitled, and secure the highest per-
manent good for both north and south
Dakota.
8. That we earnestly urge upon the
people the great Importance IF casting q
full vote upon this question.
A. Thst on behalf OF the people of
south Dakota, we extend to the people of
north Dakota, greeting: And that we
cordially invited them to join in q lafge
and overwhelming vote Tor division up
on the seventh standard parallel.
5. That the convention af1irms Its
conviction that it is the just and primary
right and provlEce of a people ABOUT to
be admitted to the union to designate
their state boundaries, sui lect to be
modified with their consent upon the
proposal of congress, Tor grave reasons
only affecting the general welfare.
And that due regard being had to the
circumstances and development Of OAK
ota, to the history and practice of the
government in the admission of states
and to the general welfare of the union.
All these considerations nnite in dicta-
ting the division of the territory in 40
cordance with the plan submitted by
the act of the territorial legislature to
tho suffrage of the peopls at the Novem-
Der election for 1887.
6. That the. communication of the
result of such vote to the president and
congress IS provided for in the act OF
submission ~ founded upon the great
constitutional right of petition; and
that We hold it to be the duty OF JON
gress in the just exercise OF its discre-
ton to grant the prayer OF such petition.
z. While we recognize the fact that
the constitution confers upon congress
q just discretion in the admission of
new states, We protest against the un-
lust and tyrannous exercise of power by
refusing TO admit a new state into the
union upon an equal footing with other
states, after having fulfilled the purposes
OF territorial life.
s.. That our claims for division and
admission are of that Importance to de-
mand the attention and support of the
people OF the United States without
distinction of party, and that in our eff.
forts to determine our WI boundaries
and to eca the full rights of citizens
OF the United States, we most earnestly
appeal to their sense of justice, to their
understanding OF the blessings OF free
government 10 aid us in our cause.
8. That this convention approves and
endorses the efforts of Senator Dawes
and others daring the sessions OF the
forty-eighth and forty-ninth congress,
looking to the opening to settlement of
% portion of the great Sioux reservation.
10. That We respectfully request the
president OF the United States the sec-
rotary OF the interior and the commits
sioner OF Indian affairs to to recommend
to the fiftieth congress the passage of a
measure providing for the opening to
settlement of a portion or q whole OF
the great Sioux reservation, and we
respectfully request the members of the
fftieth congress to pass such an act.
IL. That the denial Of our right TO
division and admission for SO long o
period after compliance with all the
conditions and requirements for ad-
mission is without q precedent IN the
history OF this government and contrary
to the %principleE on which the govern
ment is founded ana If people pos
sessIng the territory, the wealth. the in
teifisence, morality and the population
requisite for q great common wealth,
can 30 long be kept ont OF the union, by
the exercise Of arbitrary power, we may
we'll feel uncertain for the future and OF
the security Of our republican institu-
tionP.